استصواب istiṣwāb A (inf. x. of صواب) s. m. 1. Approving, approbation. 2. Consultation.

اصوات aṣwāt A s. plur. of صوت ṣaut, q. v.

تصور taṣauwur A (inf. v. of صورت) s. m. Imagi- nation, contemplation, meditation, reflection,

خصور ḵẖuṣūr A s. plur. (of خصر) Middles of men, waists.

خصوص ḵẖuṣūṣ A (from خصّ see خاص) s. m. 1. An affair, business, thing, particular. 2. Doing any thing particular. 3. adv. Particularly.

خصوصا ḵẖuṣūṣaṉ A adv. Particularly, especially.

خصوصيت ḵẖuṣūṣiyat A s. f. Peculiarity, parti- cularity, singularity, attachment, friendship.

صواب ṣawāb A (from صاب To hit the mark) s. m.

صوب ṣaub A s. m. Side, tract, way. A.P. صوبجات ṣūba-jāt, s. plur. (of صوبه) Pro- vinces.

صوبه ṣūba A s. m. 1. A province. 2. A governour. (Term peculiar to Hindūstān). A.P. صوبه دار ṣūba-dār, s. m. 1. The chief, viceroy, or lieutenant of a province. 2. A military offi- cer among Indian troops, whose rank corres- ponds to that of captain. A.P. صوبه داري ṣūba-dār-ī, s. f. The office of lieu- tenant of a province, the government of a صوبه ṣūba or province.

صوت ṣaut A s. f. Sound, voice, clamour, noise, calling for help, shout, shriek of distress.

صور ṣūr A s. f. A kind of musical instrument, a horn, a trumpet. ¶ ṣūr, ṣuwar, or ṣiwar, s. plur. of صورت ṣūrat, q. v.

صورت ṣūrat A (from ii. of صار Heb. and Aram. To form, to fashion) s. f. 1. Form, figure, shape, face, countenance, fashion, appearance, probability, portrait. 2. Manner. 3. Condi- tion, state, case, circumstance. درصورت dar ṣūrat, or درصورتيکه dar-ṣūrate-ki, In case, provided that. صورت آشنا ṣūrat-āshnā, An ac- quaintance. صورت آشناٴي ṣūrat-āshnā-ī, s. f. Acquaintance. صورت پذير ṣūrat-paẕīr, Assuming or receiving form. صورت پذيرهونا ṣūrat- paẕīr honā, To come to pass, to come into exis- tence. صورت حال ṣūrat-i-ḥāl, s. f. A state- ment, form or state of condition or case, written declaration. صورت حرام ṣūrat-ḥarām, Plau- sible, whose appearance promises much more than events will justify, specious, superficial, fair without and foul within. صورت گر ṣūrat- gar, Painter, sculptor, limner.

صوره ṣūra A. s. See صورت ṣūrat.

صوري ṣūrī A adj. Exterior, external, apparent.